Here is a mcve demonstrating how you could use CardLayout
as suggested by Andrew Thompson:
import java.awt.BorderLayout;
import java.awt.CardLayout;
import java.awt.Color;
import java.awt.Dimension;
import javax.swing.JButton;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JPanel;
public class GuiController extends JFrame {
private boolean isRedShowing;
public GuiController(){
setTitle("CardLayout Demo");
setDefaultCloseOperation(EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
setLocationRelativeTo(null);
CentreFrameController centreFrameController = new CentreFrameController();
centreFrameController.showRedPane();
isRedShowing = true;
setLayout(new BorderLayout());
add(centreFrameController,BorderLayout.CENTER);
JButton toggle = new JButton("Toggle");
toggle.addActionListener(e ->{
if(! isRedShowing) {
centreFrameController.showRedPane();
} else {
centreFrameController.showYelloPane();
}
isRedShowing = ! isRedShowing;
});
add(toggle,BorderLayout.PAGE_END);
pack();
setVisible(true);
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
new GuiController();
}
}
class CentreFrameController extends JPanel {
public final String YELLOW_PAGE = "yellow page";
public final String RED_PAGE = "red page";
private final CardLayout cLayout;
public CentreFrameController(){
cLayout = new CardLayout();
setLayout(cLayout);
setPreferredSize(new Dimension(200, 150));
add(YELLOW_PAGE, new YellowPane());
add(RED_PAGE, new RedPane());
}
//two convenience methods that encapsulate CardLayout#show(Container, String)
void showRedPane() {
cLayout.show(this, RED_PAGE);
}
void showYelloPane() {
cLayout.show(this, YELLOW_PAGE);
}
}
class RedPane extends JPanel{
RedPane(){
setBackground(Color.RED);
}
}
class YellowPane extends JPanel{
YellowPane(){
setBackground(Color.YELLOW);
}
}
You control which card shows by using CarrdLayout
show.